Although the Fair Work Act requires an employer to provide an employee with written notice of the day of termination…
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I have been intrigued for some time now whether the concept of constructive dismissal has any role to play in…
The following extract from a Fair Work Commission unfair dismissal case sets out the legal principles which must be made…
“It is clear that for the purposes of the Commission’s unfair dismissal jurisdiction, a “dismissal” can be constituted by the…
It is reasonably common for an employer of casual employees to claim in an unfair dismissal case in the Fair…
It is not uncommon for an employee to give notice of resignation under an employment contract, or even pursuant to…
What is a dismissal for an unfair dismissal case? “Accordingly, the general legal principles to be applied in this case…
For the dismissal of an employee to be capable of having legal effect, certain formalities need to be observed. This…
“However, Mr Hain was notified of his dismissal and summarily dismissed by text message. I do not accept that a…
Where an employer terminates the employment of a person in circumstances where either the contract expressly permits termination when funding…
